wheeze
gb/wˈiz/ us/wˈiz/
B2
Englisch
sípolva lélegezik, sípoló légzés, sípolás, trükk, fogás, zihálva mond
VERB
B2
1
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] wheezes
By the time we reached the top of the hill, he was wheezing.
Mire felértünk a domb tetejére, már sípolva lélegzett.
She started to wheeze after running in cold air.
Miután a hideg levegőn futott, sípolva kezdett lélegezni.
The baby was wheezing, so they took him to urgent care.
Beispiele für Lernende
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
Bedeutung
breathe with a whistling sound
Wortverbindungen
wheeze badly
|wheeze loudly
|begin to wheeze
|start wheezing
|wheeze at night
|wheeze when exercising
|wheeze with asthma
|wheeze with a cold
|make someone wheeze
|wheeze through the night
Synonyme
gasp (Often suggests short breaths from shock or effort, not the whistling sound.)
|
pant (Breathing fast from effort or heat; not necessarily a whistling sound.)
Antonyme
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
Themen
health
|body
|medicine
Definition
To breathe with a whistling sound because it is difficult to breathe.
To breathe with a high, whistling sound, usually because the airways are partly blocked, for example by asthma or a chest infection.
NOMEN
B2
2
sípolás
B1
Verwendungsmuster:
a wheeze; [someone] has a wheeze
The doctor could hear a wheeze in his chest.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott a mellkasában.
She had a wheeze and a tight feeling in her throat.
Sípoló légzése volt, és szorítást érzett a torkában.
If the wheeze gets worse, call your GP.
Beispiele für Lernende
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
Häufiger Fehler:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
Bedeutung
whistling sound while breathing
Wortverbindungen
a slight wheeze
|a loud wheeze
|a persistent wheeze
|a wheeze in the chest
|hear a wheeze
|develop a wheeze
|a wheeze on exhalation
|a wheeze on breathing out
|no wheeze
|wheeze and cough
Synonyme
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
Antonyme
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
Themen
health
|body
|medicine
Definition
A whistling sound when someone breathes with difficulty.
A high, whistling noise made when someone breathes, typically because their breathing passages are narrowed.
NOMEN
C1
INFORMAL
3
Verwendungsmuster:
a wheeze; a [good/clever] wheeze
He came up with a wheeze to get free parking all week.
Kitalált egy trükköt, hogy egész héten ingyen parkolhasson.
Their latest publicity wheeze got a lot of attention online.
A legújabb reklámfogásuk nagy figyelmet kapott az interneten.
It sounded like a clever wheeze at first, but it didn’t actually work.
Beispiele für Lernende
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
Häufiger Fehler:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
Bedeutung
clever or amusing scheme
Wortverbindungen
a clever wheeze
|a good wheeze
|a brilliant wheeze
|a marketing wheeze
|a money-making wheeze
|dream up a wheeze
|think up a wheeze
|come up with a wheeze
|a publicity wheeze
|some wheeze to get out of work
Synonyme
scheme (More neutral and general; can sound more serious.)
|
idea (More general; doesn’t suggest a trick or gimmick.)
|
gimmick (Often suggests a marketing trick; less about cleverness.)
Antonyme
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
Themen
daily_life
|communication
|humor
Definition
A clever idea or plan, often a funny one.
(Informal, especially British) A clever, often amusing idea or plan, sometimes a slightly dishonest trick.
VERB
C1
4
zihálva mond
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] wheezes [words/phrase]
‘I’m fine,’ he wheezed, but he didn’t sound convincing.
– Jól vagyok – zihálta, de nem hangzott meggyőzően.
She wheezed an apology between breaths.
Két levegővétel között zihálva kért bocsánatot.
He wheezed out his name and then fell silent.
Beispiele für Lernende
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
Häufiger Fehler:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
Bedeutung
speak in a weak, breathy voice
Wortverbindungen
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
Synonyme
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
|
rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
Antonyme
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
Themen
communication
|health
Definition
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.
Grammatik
Grundform
wheeze
IPA
GB/wˈiz/
US/wˈiz/
Silben & Betonung
wheeze (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheeze)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: wheeze
- Plural: wheezes
Verb
- Base: wheeze
- 3rd Person Singular: wheezes
- Present Participle: wheezing
- Past: wheezed
Ausdrücke
an old wheeze
1/ən ˈoʊld wˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
old joke or familiar trick
A joke or trick that is not new.
Beispiele
- He tried that old wheeze again, pretending he’d forgotten his wallet.
- It’s an old wheeze, but it still makes people laugh.
- The email scam is just an old wheeze in a new form.
Beispiele für Lernende
- That’s an old wheeze.
wheeze out
1/wˈiz ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
say with difficulty and breathlessness
To say words with difficulty while breathing badly.
Beispiele
- He wheezed out a few words and pointed at the door.
- She wheezed out an answer before coughing again.
- ‘Please,’ he wheezed out, struggling to breathe.
Beispiele für Lernende
- He wheezed out, “Wait.”